hi,i read posts on here concerning how records can sound worse or better depending on the turntable/stylus,etc. being used. i have a brand new retro crosley rochester 4 in one player. what do you think of this in terms of sensitivity? does it tend to hide or bring out flaws in the records? is it neutral? is it a decent player for playtesting records for grading purposes?

The turntable can make a difference and the stylus can make a big difference, especially if it's worn. Then, everything sounds like crap. Don't know about your Crosley. Those things seem to run the gamut from decent to terrible sounding.

It depends, but generally speaking, the Crosley is a piece of crap. If you play-graded audiophile records on it, your customers would not be very happy once they lowered their $5000 cartridge onto the record.

For the general market, you might get by. But many people are upgading to decent budget equipment nowadays, say a Rega or a Pro-ject with a nice phono pre such as the Cambridge Audio.